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UK Window Cleaning Forum => Window Cleaning Forum => Topic started by: john classic on June 15, 2012, 08:36:55 pm

Title: intelligent question
Post by: john classic on June 15, 2012, 08:36:55 pm
we have now got a 4040 from gaps water ,  perfect no probs its producing a good amount of water at 4 ppm putting through di to 000ppm.  
 The GREAT IAN LANCASTER   has said in a previous topic that he uses water at 4ppm with no problem  no spots.
  my question is this,  does putting pure water through a di vessel
( EVEN IF IT ONLY REMOVES THE LAST FEW PPM ) change the nature of the water , does it make it a more efficent cleaning solution  so if a ro were able to produce water at 000ppm  would that water have the same properties as water at 000ppm that has been produced through a di vessel
Title: Re: intelligent question
Post by: Ian101 on June 15, 2012, 08:49:55 pm
My 4040 produces 006 and I change my 7 ltr DI about r times a year IMHO may as well use 000 for what it costs
Title: Re: intelligent question
Post by: john classic on June 15, 2012, 09:03:14 pm
yes i agree but i just wondered if the di made any differece to the water other than removing the last impurities ... ie rearranging the ions ( whatever they are ) or slightly altering the ph of the water
Title: Re: intelligent question
Post by: mister bit on June 15, 2012, 10:05:01 pm
The last info I read said that it's the di that makes the water slightly acidic and improves cleaning power. I'll stand corrected if anyone knows different  :)

I always di from the tank ... I have noticed that any water stood in the tank doesn't seem as affective even though tds hasn't risen but could be just me or baked on bird crap.
Title: Re: intelligent question
Post by: john classic on June 15, 2012, 11:07:29 pm
yes what i noticed this week when i tried a tank of 4ppm ... was that slug trails took alot more cleaning away than they did with 000ppm water which had gone  through  the di to reduce it from 4ppm to zero,  although there were not any spots on the glass some stains ie slug trails and insect poo seemed to take more scrubbing away   
Title: Re: intelligent question
Post by: Dougaldum on June 15, 2012, 11:18:49 pm
at 004 bag of resin should last  about 4 years works out £1.45 a month :D
Title: Re: intelligent question
Post by: Small but perfectley formed on June 16, 2012, 02:24:33 pm
Think this is the theory behind the o part per billion by ionics it has greater cleaning power the purer the water is
Title: Re: intelligent question
Post by: EandM on June 16, 2012, 09:31:12 pm
It's a very good question and one that I've wondered.

Ro water however clean is more or less just filtered water.

Di water at 0 tds is altered from it's natural state.

Is it important? Don't know!
Title: Re: intelligent question
Post by: Splash 4 Cash on June 17, 2012, 05:36:05 am
With DI water the polarity has been changed therefore it will attract and hold more dirt.
Title: Re: intelligent question
Post by: Dave Turley on June 17, 2012, 08:58:37 am
This is an interesting thread, it would be nice to see some sort of scientific evidence.
Title: Re: intelligent question
Post by: john classic on June 17, 2012, 09:03:19 am
yes it does appear to be that water thats gone throgh a di vessel has a greater cleaning action than water that just been through a ro
Title: Re: intelligent question
Post by: Perfect Windows on June 17, 2012, 09:40:35 am
With DI water the polarity has been changed therefore it will attract and hold more dirt.

Pardon?